Its been ages and i have not jot down a word on my blog. And finally a movie , "Magic Mike", ah how blissful the Movie is ,isn't it? Or may be just for the ladies!!
And for those who still doesn't know Channing Tatum, Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and former model, best known for his roles in Step Up, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Dear John, The Vow, 21 Jump Street, and Magic Mike.
This is not the first time Tatum has stripped.
In 1999, the model-turned-actor danced and stripped at a Chippendales-style revue called Male Encounter -- and Us Weekly uncovered the exclusive footage in 2009! To celebrate the release of his new movie, Magic Mike, re-watch the star perform under the alias "Chan Crawford."
The basic outline of the movie is not so interesting but Yes, the guys are!!
Loosely based on his real-life experience as a male stripper, Channing Tatum stars as Mike, a roofer by day in Tampa, Fla., with a passion for making furniture, and the featured attraction by night in the all-male revue Xquisite. While on a roofing job, Mike meets Alex Pettyfer’s Adam, a 19-year-old kid trying to find his place in the world. Guess who’s going to show it to him? Just a few hours after running into Mike on the “strip,” Adam is onstage with Xquisite, stripping down to his underwear and giving his first lap dance.
Adam’s sister Brooke, played by Cody Horn, does not approve. She tries not to approve of Mike either, but his confidence, good looks and intelligence are just enough to keep her from completely ignoring him. Overseeing it all is Matthew McConaughey as Dallas, the slick, fast-talking, money-hungry aging stripper-turned-club owner.
McConaughey has never been shy about taking off his shirt but showing his other, um, assets on screen isn’t something he’s accustomed to doing. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that he relishes those moments and embodies this particular character like we’ve never before seen him do.
As Mike, Tatum proves to be more than just a handsome face with chiseled abs. His performance shows he’s mastering the art of speaking without actually saying a word. In movies, sometimes silence is the most powerful form of communication. In particular, the scenes between Tatum and Horn are the heart of “Magic Mike,” with Horn stoic and powerful, taking a character that might become cliche in lesser hands, and giving her a distinctive voice and arresting persona.
Soderbergh’s warm and somewhat colorful palate when shooting the dancing scenes is in sharp contrast to the muted, cold palate he uses for his exterior shots. It’s a fantastic choice, suggesting the Tampa daylight isn’t as friendly and comforting a place for these dancers as the confines of their club, where they’re the center of the universe. The sunlight wasn’t even apparent until a particular scene toward the end of the movie when it was perfectly appropriate and, I suspect, artfully placed by Soderbergh.
No doubt, “Magic Mike” is going to attract anyone excited by the promise of seeing the likes of Tatum, Pettyfer, McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer and Adam Rodriguez gyrate and flex their ridiculously sculpted bodies, but what will catch mainstream audiences off-guard is the movie’s depth — and also its length. Soderbergh, while brilliant, has a tendency to be a little long-winded, and I suspect the average moviegoer will find this movie too long. Anyone more interested in the language of cinema will appreciate Soderbergh’s ability to offset “Magic Mike’s” overt sexuality with his moody lighting and depth of field. Along with Reid Carolin’s even-handed script, they help “Magic Mike” feel more like a work of art than what it otherwise might have been — another soulless, gratuitous, sexually charged Hollywood comedy.
The fact that these characters come to crazy life without much of a moral compass at hand might disappoint those who desire a message movie. But for those who want to surrender to a good time, let these well-drawn fellas and Soderbergh's attention to detail entertain you. Butt Scenes :D
Four out of five stars.
MAGIC MIKE
“Sometimes a thong completely betrays you.” — Channing Tatum to The Hollywood Reporter
“You wanna get to that place where you’re sitting there, making a sandwich, talking to somebody about football or the shot or something, and you go, ‘Oh yeah, I’m in a thong.’ To see [Channing] talking to Soderbergh about a scene … standing there in a red thong, straight-facing it, is funny. Technical talk in a thong.” — Matthew McConaughey, E!
“You wanna get to that place where you’re sitting there, making a sandwich, talking to somebody about football or the shot or something, and you go, ‘Oh yeah, I’m in a thong.’ To see [Channing] talking to Soderbergh about a scene … standing there in a red thong, straight-facing it, is funny. Technical talk in a thong.” — Matthew McConaughey, E!
“It’s hard to take yourself seriously with an American flag thong on with a strategically placed a sparkler on the end of it.” — Joe Manganiello, The Hollywood Reporter
“I remember feeling it go boom, and just as the cool draft was going a little further than it had been, I went, ‘Oh, yep,’ and tucked into a roll.” — McConaughey on a woman snapping his G-string, The Los Angeles Times
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